Angostura
roots for D.O., or Kyungsoo, whom she describes as “so cute,” while San
Gabriel’s favorite is Sehun. The two said this was their first time to watch a
K-pop concert and they were very excited to see the show.

The K-pop
Republic concert, organized by the Philippines’ All Access Productions and
Korea’s JU Entertainment, ran for two hours.

Soomin, a
member of girl group April Kiss, and hip-hop duo Crispi Crunch, composed of
Cheezy and CSP, were the opening acts at the concert.

They were
followed by Dal Shabet, composed of Serri, Ah Young, Woohee, Jiyul, GaEun and
Subin. This was Dal Shabet’s first performance in the Philippines but their
second visit to the country.

The crowd
shouted and cheered as the girls sang and danced in their sexy blue outfits.

Next up was
EXO-K and the crowd went wild as the boy band sang their first song “Wolf,” the
title track of EXO’s first studio album “XOXO,” released last June. They also
sang “History,” “XOXO,” “3.6.5″ and “Growl.”

In between
their performance, EXO-K threw stuffed toys to the crowd. They also sang a line
from “Hawak Kamay,” a Filipino song EXO performed at the Dream K-pop Fantasy
Concert held in the country last January.

Since
debuting last year, EXO’s popularity has skyrocketed. The boys made history
when the original and repackaged editions of their album “XOXO” sold more than
700,000 copies.

Their
popularity was visibly felt during the concert as the fans cheered and shouted
with their every move.

EXO fan
Raina Laza said her favorite moment was when “we started jumping and singing
along.”

“My bias,
EXO’s Kai, made me fall for him harder because he has unleashed the Kim Jongin
(Choding) side of him while performing. He gives off this mysterious aura which
attracted me and made me wonder if he can act cute. Good enough, he pulled that
cute side well,” she said.

As the
closing act of the concert, SHINee showed that their status as one of the top
boy bands in the business has not waned.

Despite that
Minho was not with them at the concert because of other commitments, SHINee’s
Jonghyun, Onew, Key and Taemi gave their best.